Stars and Stripes:

Turkey is prepared to kick the U.S. military out of Incirlik Air Base if Washington imposes sanctions on the country, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said, raising the stakes after a similar warning was made last week by Turkey’s foreign minister.

“We will close down Incirlik if necessary,” Erdogan said Sunday on Turkey’s A Haber news program.

The US has about 50 nuclear bombs stored at Incirlik, which watchdog groups have raised security concerns about. But President Donald Trump said earlier this year he is confident the weapons are safe at the base.

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